Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica

We aim to preserve Jamaica’s Georgian heritage and make it a valuable resource for modern Jamaica.

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Drawing of proposed temporary support, Dispensary Building, Naval Hospital, Port Royal

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

PORT ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL DISPENSARY BUILDING This fine timber King post roof structure is in desperate need of repair and imminent collapse is likely, if not stabilised.  FGSJ provided a structural report for stabilisation created by Clive Dawson of Hockley and Dawson/

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Life Between Islands review – a mind-altering portrait of British Caribbean life through art https://t.co/Mgx3EfFsJ6

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

https://t.co/V6N4Bj8gaP

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

https://t.co/mRyn8KPKHt… @EventbriteUK chat to Peter Francis Kingston 10 Architects and the Wattle and Red Earth Collective https://t.co/uUwQ9Ayf2Y

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

https://t.co/mRyn8KPKHt… @EventbriteUK hear more about @bfortenberry_ and his latest Jamaica research and Arches building documentation project.

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

FGSJ Holiday party 2021 https://t.co/TtXJa79CVk see the latest exhibition of Flavie Audi in Tristan Hoare's Gallery, Ora et Labora. Meet architect Peter Francis Kingston 10 Architects in Jamaica and WARE and Prof Brent Fortenberry @Tulane.

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

FGSJ Holiday party 2021 https://t.co/TtXJa79CVk pls join us in the fabulous 18th century townhouse designed by Robert Adam thanks to @GeorgianGroup to celebrate being together at last. Authentic Jamaican rum punch and warm patties.

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Check out "FGSJ Holiday Party 2021 !!" https://t.co/7pV5VxBFaa @EventbriteUK

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

An FGSJ talk on May 11 (18.00 BST) by Natalie Zacek exploring the impact on London of absentee sugar planters who relocated there in the later Georgian era, and English views of them. To book:
https://t.co/pMVVw7NEvZ

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Don’t forget! FGSJ event tomorrow at 11am GMT Jamaica Ladies; Female Slaveholders. Head to Eventbrite for the link!

[St. Ann 360 🇯🇲 @stann360]

Kamala Harris and her paternal grandmother in Brown’s Town, ST. ANN.

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Our friend, @kevaughn_h will give a zoom talk on explorations at Good Hope,Trelawny 31/7/20 06:30 PM London (01:30 PM Jamaica)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://t.co/RljXYnWdQc. Learn about how this reconstruction helps us understand the lives of enslaved people.

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Archaeology and Reconstruction of Life in the Good Hope Estate Slave Village - forthcoming Zoom talk from architecture conservator and designer, Ke Vaughn Harding @kevaughn_h Date to be announced

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

New article about repurposing old Jamaica buildings https://t.co/j6hJXh7ZP9

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Don’t forget Mr Atkinson's Rum Contract - A Conversation
Jul 1, 2020 06:30 PM this evening. Register here https://t.co/dNo8n6V0rM

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Read about current @FGSJamaica projects here https://t.co/kfxbSCu1tq

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

‘Bricks and Mortar’ Symposium, Spanish Town - read all about it at https://t.co/Y59kG5SUfx

[Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica @FGSJamaica]

Spanish Town, Monday 9 March, Tony Minter presenting at Bricks and Mortar Symposium. FGSJ is keen to promote the making of bricks appropriate for the conservation of Jamaica buildings, for which modern materials are often not suitable.